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units. >> thank you. >> any additional public comment? seeing none, the public comment portion is close. commissioner moore. >> i would like to say for the record that the planning commission does not have any in flames who moves into a two-bedroom unit. we can ask the developer why the units are smaller but we cannot basically prescribed the size of the units. is that a correct statement mr. --? >> acting zoning demonstrator. it is a correct statement in as much of the planning commission cannot through deed restriction or any mechanism regulate the person that moves into particular dwelling unit. >> that includes the size of the units? we do have minimums, but we do not have maximums. we are still operating within prescribed limits of unit sizes. nothing in this project is below code, is that correct? >> the project is before you, seeking your conditional use authorization; as such, you have the opportunity to determine if the project is or is not necessary or desirable for the neighborhoo
units. >> thank you. >> any additional public comment? seeing none, the public comment portion is close. commissioner moore. >> i would like to say for the record that the planning commission does not have any in flames who moves into a two-bedroom unit. we can ask the developer why the units are smaller but we cannot basically prescribed the size of the units. is that a correct statement mr. --? >> acting zoning demonstrator. it is a correct statement in as much of the...
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, type of units, and square footage of the units. we are reviewing one project and my firm, project in san jose. there was a matrix showing the number of units and types, and square footage. these are too gross; these were by unit types. some of the two-bedroom units were bigger than others according to mr. pollock. i am supportive. i don't have anything else to add to the rest of the commissioners comments. make a motion to approve with conditions and adopt findings. >> second. >> i know there has been some mention in the documentation here. the ability to do on-site housing because of -- we might have disposes of an artist hearing. generally speaking, the project has to have additional allowances from the city to qualify where rental rates are restricted, that is my understanding of the law; and not sure what this project is getting that allows it to have rental housing units on-site. >> planning staff, there is a cost agreement with this project, included with the original condition material that went out for the september 6th hea
, type of units, and square footage of the units. we are reviewing one project and my firm, project in san jose. there was a matrix showing the number of units and types, and square footage. these are too gross; these were by unit types. some of the two-bedroom units were bigger than others according to mr. pollock. i am supportive. i don't have anything else to add to the rest of the commissioners comments. make a motion to approve with conditions and adopt findings. >> second. >>...
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united island versus united kingdom. that's still unresolved. we still don't know what the answer is to that. and yet we managed to bring peace. with this situation, you know, we do say that we know the solution. which is two states, the secure state of israel, state of palestine. yet we can't seem to get there. now i think personally, we can get there. but i think we are over this next period it is maybe more difficult once you have everything happening, including here. but i think-- . >> rose: you mean the elections. >> yeah. it's-- you know, it would be odd if we were able to take a major new initiative right at this moment. however, i do think that it is possible to put together a credible negotiation, provided alongside that negotiation, and this is my sort of fixation having dealt with this now for a few years, you've got also to make the changes on the ground that support the political process. so if you carry on in a situation where the facts on the ground are working against a political solution t will never work. so i believe it is pos
united island versus united kingdom. that's still unresolved. we still don't know what the answer is to that. and yet we managed to bring peace. with this situation, you know, we do say that we know the solution. which is two states, the secure state of israel, state of palestine. yet we can't seem to get there. now i think personally, we can get there. but i think we are over this next period it is maybe more difficult once you have everything happening, including here. but i think-- ....
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there are small units. there are big units. there is collaborative-style housing. there is -- there are all sorts of different ways even within the market approach that housing can be more expensive or less expensive, different kinds of housing. there might be attractive to different kinds of people that we want to have in the city. collaborative housing for artists, or to help our seniors stay here. even if it's not technically formerly affordable housing. so when we look at meeting our housing needs and housing affordability, i think it's important to take into account the broad approach. from what i see here, this takes into account a piece of it, but not all of it. so i have a few questions for the author and the first in terms of a choice of these income categories up to 120. not doing anything above there and not distinguishing the different kinds of housing in the market-rate world. why that choice was made? >> well, again -- >> through the chair? >> yes, and it would be good to also hear from planning staff a little bit about this. but i think in the city w
there are small units. there are big units. there is collaborative-style housing. there is -- there are all sorts of different ways even within the market approach that housing can be more expensive or less expensive, different kinds of housing. there might be attractive to different kinds of people that we want to have in the city. collaborative housing for artists, or to help our seniors stay here. even if it's not technically formerly affordable housing. so when we look at meeting our...
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but i think the ability to sell inclusionary units is easier than renting inclusionary units. is that correct, ms. stacey? >> president fong, kate stacey, city attorney's office. commissioner antonini, if the planning commission didn't require these units be rental, then the costa hawkins -- and it was entirely up to the developer, then we don't -- costa hawkins only applies to requirements that units are rental. what remains is that the nexus showing would need to be made. this is only a two-unit building. so, our planning code section 415 doesn't comply. we only have the findings and the study for units that are five units or more, i think, are the requirements of section 415. so, i think in order for this -- for the planning commission to be able to impose this condition, we'd want to determine that this nexus existed and that it was roughly proportional. in this situation there may be other ways of defining portionality. one may be, just by way of example, definitely apportion alpha silt. i think that's a situation the staff would need to work with project sponsor on estab
but i think the ability to sell inclusionary units is easier than renting inclusionary units. is that correct, ms. stacey? >> president fong, kate stacey, city attorney's office. commissioner antonini, if the planning commission didn't require these units be rental, then the costa hawkins -- and it was entirely up to the developer, then we don't -- costa hawkins only applies to requirements that units are rental. what remains is that the nexus showing would need to be made. this is only a...
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we have a lot of sites that are 100 units or a few sites, 100 units with 20 of the units being direct access to housing with the rest of the units being straight-on affordable housing, which is a very nice mix. 990 polk street up at 9th and geary, owned and operated by tndc is roughly 100 or 110 units with 50 or 60 -- and these are all seniors, people over 55, actually -- of them being daas. so you have formerly homeless seniors, people who have been in laguna honda living with other folks who may still qualify for affordable housing so have more means, but also have aging issues and other service needs that the building addresses. so when we do services in these buildings it's not just exclusively to direct access to housing tenants. the access points, just to give you an idea who gets in and where we are looking for people, access into direct access to housing is through acute and psychiatric hospital, long-term care, so laguna honda and other places, intensive case management programs that work in the community, our primary care clinics, our sobering and respite center and our fabu
we have a lot of sites that are 100 units or a few sites, 100 units with 20 of the units being direct access to housing with the rest of the units being straight-on affordable housing, which is a very nice mix. 990 polk street up at 9th and geary, owned and operated by tndc is roughly 100 or 110 units with 50 or 60 -- and these are all seniors, people over 55, actually -- of them being daas. so you have formerly homeless seniors, people who have been in laguna honda living with other folks who...
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we need units to enter that program. when the economy is slow and new units aren't being added through the mayor's office of housing something like this is really an interesting approach, particularly in a neighborhood that does not have a lot of -- that has a lack of economic diversity. >> commissioner hillis. >> if i can ask a question of staff. the issue of this -- establishing these units as bmr didn't come up in your report. is this something that came up after? >> we did discuss the rent control thing and try to keep them affordable. i'm going to defer to the city attorney, though. there has to be some sort of nexus if you make that requirement. and i don't think we could find that at the staff level. >> fine. [speaker not understood]. has anybody talked about it? are they open to it, administering additional bmr units? i would imagine they are. has that been discussed at all? it is highly unusual, this kind of approach. >> we haven't had any conversation, staff hasn't. >> did you want to follow-up? >> commissioner
we need units to enter that program. when the economy is slow and new units aren't being added through the mayor's office of housing something like this is really an interesting approach, particularly in a neighborhood that does not have a lot of -- that has a lack of economic diversity. >> commissioner hillis. >> if i can ask a question of staff. the issue of this -- establishing these units as bmr didn't come up in your report. is this something that came up after? >> we did...
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states united nations member was actually. sanctioned by the security council for not having encroached on another member for an internal kind of thing where there was an attack with a rebrov against a member because of what was going on internally and that's really very unique in the united government of you mind being the strange kind of disorder realize that whether you agree with the sinai disturbing you find that disturbing i thought it was a mistake which is why let's say for instance that that's why that's a for instance syria the situation in syria is such a problem because they can't follow what they did in libya because russia and china would never allow what happened in libya to happen in syria so the mistake was really a mess with this step by the obama administration hence we're stuck in syria saying oh we're just going to try the organize them we're going to give them humanitarian aid because so misstepped will you let me so let me go back to georgia to worry i mean and president was organizing a united nations f
states united nations member was actually. sanctioned by the security council for not having encroached on another member for an internal kind of thing where there was an attack with a rebrov against a member because of what was going on internally and that's really very unique in the united government of you mind being the strange kind of disorder realize that whether you agree with the sinai disturbing you find that disturbing i thought it was a mistake which is why let's say for instance...
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to put it unit on each floor, equal size units, not possible. talking about mostly criteria 3, the most important one. ask the applicant in the guidelines, look at all the dwellings within 150 feet; see in this case they are sick family. several ways to count. on a sandborn map, using a mailbox survey, 3r reports, or the planning information website. four very different things come up. public is getting confused; i have had several cases during the last year, one of which i'm putting up on the last year, another one i did based on mary woods' staff approving based on a mailbox survye within the last two years. she found in both cases the third criteria was met. your staff report says it cannot count the legal number of dwelling units. but it says count the number of units, not legal. if you ask them, did you get issued 3r reports for the billing department? the answer is no. their website shows one number of legal units and the dbi shows one. their website shows two. o the only way to do it is 3r report, cost 6000. perhaps you want to go in that
to put it unit on each floor, equal size units, not possible. talking about mostly criteria 3, the most important one. ask the applicant in the guidelines, look at all the dwellings within 150 feet; see in this case they are sick family. several ways to count. on a sandborn map, using a mailbox survey, 3r reports, or the planning information website. four very different things come up. public is getting confused; i have had several cases during the last year, one of which i'm putting up on the...
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it's one thing to add a couple hundred units a year, if you are losing units at the same time, we'll never get on top of this problem. again i want to thank supervisor chiu and all of you for taking it and i hope you support it and send it on to the full board with your support. thank you. >> hi. maim name is tommy with the housing rights committee of san francisco. i have been an affordable housing advocate here in san francisco for about 15 years. 15 long, hard years. advocating for affordable housing is not the easiest thing in the world to do. here in san francisco, it seems to me though that this legislation is a no-brainer. i mean, it's really a no-brainer. i can't believe it's such a huge no-brainer. that we have a piece of legislation that i think most reasonable people would agree with. brad paul was just citing some statistics on how much people are making by hotelization of rent-controlled apartments and you know $13,000 a month? gee, can i get into that racket? i would like to have a little bit of that myself. $13,000 a month, i could live really well, considering what i
it's one thing to add a couple hundred units a year, if you are losing units at the same time, we'll never get on top of this problem. again i want to thank supervisor chiu and all of you for taking it and i hope you support it and send it on to the full board with your support. thank you. >> hi. maim name is tommy with the housing rights committee of san francisco. i have been an affordable housing advocate here in san francisco for about 15 years. 15 long, hard years. advocating for...
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it's so serious that the united states certainly has suspended some of its training activities and it is actually caused a decrease in morale well michael if i could jump in here real quick isn't that really the last trump card the u.s. and its coalition partners have is to train these people that's the last thing they have please. head well you're you're absolutely right and i think that the taliban has been very clever in figuring this out and they're actually undermining what is supposed to be a long standing long term effort by the united states it doesn't necessarily mean that the united states is going to completely pull out afghanistan i think it may mean that we're going to have delay in some departures but that the trust element is certainly there and and and the the intent i think of the united states would be to try to keep and prop up the afghan government for as long as possible because once i self troops leave that's only could be a question of time before their government falls and i think a lot of this is being you getting ahead of us here let me go to my can be root h
it's so serious that the united states certainly has suspended some of its training activities and it is actually caused a decrease in morale well michael if i could jump in here real quick isn't that really the last trump card the u.s. and its coalition partners have is to train these people that's the last thing they have please. head well you're you're absolutely right and i think that the taliban has been very clever in figuring this out and they're actually undermining what is supposed to...
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states it doesn't necessarily mean that the united states is going to completely pull. afghanistan i think it may mean that we're going to have delay in some departures but the trust element is certainly there and and the. the intent i think of the united states would be to try to keep and prop up the afghan government for as long as possible because once i say troops leave it's only going be a question of time before their government for ok we were and i think a lot of this is being you getting ahead of us you let me go to my can be root here i mean if if the u.s. and its allies can't train afghan security then why stay well exactly i think this is the central point i mean i don't think so much the training as a trump card are i think it is frankly the last card the last of the dice or ethically they even said withdrawal i don't think i've any serious intention of delaying a pullout i think i will go in twenty fourteen because they want to have they've lost the will to fight this war because the west has lost it frankly we haven't done what we set out to do no matter h
states it doesn't necessarily mean that the united states is going to completely pull. afghanistan i think it may mean that we're going to have delay in some departures but the trust element is certainly there and and the. the intent i think of the united states would be to try to keep and prop up the afghan government for as long as possible because once i say troops leave it's only going be a question of time before their government for ok we were and i think a lot of this is being you...
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since these corporations were leasing units or possibly purchasing units for longer than the 30-day requirement, but yet their occupants were turning over faster. there was some confusion about whether or not they were subject to that law. and this just clarifies, yes, even though there might be a master lease, more than the 31 days, the occupancy still cannot turn over as such, the functions as a short-term rental. >> so, this isn't a way to look at their a and b situation? >> no, but the supervisor board president chu said they were looking at that and they proposed future legislation. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. tim frye, department staff with the brief report on yesterday's historic preservation commission hearing. the hpc confirmed its final recommendation for the twin peaks tavern at 401 castro street as a local landmark to number 10 of the planning code. as you remember the previous report to you, it is being considered for landmark designation because of its association with lgbt history. the proposed designation will be scheduled for board of supervisors
since these corporations were leasing units or possibly purchasing units for longer than the 30-day requirement, but yet their occupants were turning over faster. there was some confusion about whether or not they were subject to that law. and this just clarifies, yes, even though there might be a master lease, more than the 31 days, the occupancy still cannot turn over as such, the functions as a short-term rental. >> so, this isn't a way to look at their a and b situation? >> no,...
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units are larger than the largest unit designed by the developers of this building. in the time that i have been here at my apartment, there have been only one or two people that have occupied the one-bedroom units. when an apartment unit is empty, families to come in and view the apartment but they are too small for a thriving family environment. mdna strongly supportsand encouragesdevelopers to build a more diverse and thriving family oriented housing. we understand there is a housing crisis in the city. there is a baby boom taking lacing our neighborhoodher family unit let's placei hope that you will help us achieve this. i can very much. >> good afternoon commissioners members there was not much to say; we love the project and what it did to the streetscape, at the ground level. will love the design and we notice the on-site bmrs and the .5% parking ratio and strongly endorsed the project. but that is not the point, is it? here we are in a situation where the city spent a decade developing the market/octavia plan saying these are the rules that we want to follow.
units are larger than the largest unit designed by the developers of this building. in the time that i have been here at my apartment, there have been only one or two people that have occupied the one-bedroom units. when an apartment unit is empty, families to come in and view the apartment but they are too small for a thriving family environment. mdna strongly supportsand encouragesdevelopers to build a more diverse and thriving family oriented housing. we understand there is a housing crisis...
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in the united states. it's not true in britain but here, here they consider party identification and attitude, not a demographic. they weight for all the standard demographics because the census tells us how many men and women that are in the publishing of how many 18 to 20 euros and those over the age of 55 but by some of the pollsters in the united states are now reading for party invitations they're providing us with two very different pictures of where the election is. those that are waiting for party identification like you, showed no particular pickup for mitt romney after the first debate where as those who did not weight for party identification showed a romney came after the first debate. so very different things going on. as michael just said i would not be surprised if we do not see telephone calls by 2020. a third of households up from 17% in 2084 years ago, cell phones only as michael said, pollsters can't reach those households in the same way. this is a business that has very, very series pr
in the united states. it's not true in britain but here, here they consider party identification and attitude, not a demographic. they weight for all the standard demographics because the census tells us how many men and women that are in the publishing of how many 18 to 20 euros and those over the age of 55 but by some of the pollsters in the united states are now reading for party invitations they're providing us with two very different pictures of where the election is. those that are...
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units. we know of situations, we heard about them a lot through other development projects, of the kinds of situations that people are living in. and for them to be moved because the situation is that bad and not be able to return to those better situations it just doesn't seem -- it's wrong. it's completely -- and it doesn't for me make sense because the whole point of public housing for the people are here that we're trying to protect that are part of the community, not to necessarily benefit people who haven't been here, right? i mean, so, it just doesn't seem to make sense to have it any other way. i'm very supportive of this legislatev asian. i don't see why there would be any reason to not be supportive of the legislation. in the san francisco spirit and intent, i wish other jurisdictions would follow and dot same thing. i think this is the only way to carry out this sort of relocation of people. and i just think that it's unfortunate that we had housing projects get to the point that
units. we know of situations, we heard about them a lot through other development projects, of the kinds of situations that people are living in. and for them to be moved because the situation is that bad and not be able to return to those better situations it just doesn't seem -- it's wrong. it's completely -- and it doesn't for me make sense because the whole point of public housing for the people are here that we're trying to protect that are part of the community, not to necessarily benefit...
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we love the people of the united states. they also wish in return peace and stability for all of the world. >> the big catalyst for protest at the moment in the middle east was the video that was released which mocked the prophet. as a result there was an take on the american embassy. do you condemn his attack that caused his murder? >> translator: any action that is provocative offends the religious thoughts of any people we condemn. like wise we condemn any extremism. what took place was ugly. this has very little or nothing to do with freedom or freedom of speech. this is the weakness of and the abuse of freedom and in many places it is a crime. it shouldn't take place. i do hope they will come and politicians will not offend those who they hold holy, but we also believe that this must also be resolved in a humane atmosphere. >> there are protesters all over the middle east now threatening the staff of american embassy threatening the kill them and pe head them. do you think they should stop? >> you see, i cannot determin
we love the people of the united states. they also wish in return peace and stability for all of the world. >> the big catalyst for protest at the moment in the middle east was the video that was released which mocked the prophet. as a result there was an take on the american embassy. do you condemn his attack that caused his murder? >> translator: any action that is provocative offends the religious thoughts of any people we condemn. like wise we condemn any extremism. what took...
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it should be the policy of the united states to try to win vladimir putin the nobel peace prize. we should do everything we can to try to help him broker some kind of political transition in syria. i think that the administration understands that but often they have let their rhetoric get out of control and they get peeved that but fin is so -- he is not laying by what we think of as his own interests. second, without turning this into another afghanistan and arming the rebels at that level, the united states simply by coordinating the existing flow of money to the rebel army so that commanders who are trying to exercise command and control inside the country get the bulk of the money and then can distribute it and the process become, and in the process become more powerful we can change the way things feel on the grouped. in aleppo it is pell-mell, you have people running into the headquarters of the free syrian army pleading for weapons and commanders there who would like to be more disciplined, would like to arm their fighters in the process get their loyalty who can't, becaus
it should be the policy of the united states to try to win vladimir putin the nobel peace prize. we should do everything we can to try to help him broker some kind of political transition in syria. i think that the administration understands that but often they have let their rhetoric get out of control and they get peeved that but fin is so -- he is not laying by what we think of as his own interests. second, without turning this into another afghanistan and arming the rebels at that level,...
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united states government. united states here's the problem with that dr jackson and that is that their every time they set it takes to register to vote it always has to have to represent yourself in some way that the when you register to vote people believe you and then you know you sign things and then they check your signature on you come back but i believe. the supreme court. there we can. thanks a lot for the call appreciate it the point is that they keep raising the bar you know ok well now you know just having that idea that you're registered that's not enough now you've got to have id when you come to vote and oh by the way it can't just be ideas got to be photo id you know by the way it can't just be photo id it's got to be a particular type of photo id that doesn't work this in and i just i just see this is this is i mean we've played the clip many times on this program paul weyrich saying the leverage of the republicans goes up as a voting populace goes down that's what they're all about it's very ve
united states government. united states here's the problem with that dr jackson and that is that their every time they set it takes to register to vote it always has to have to represent yourself in some way that the when you register to vote people believe you and then you know you sign things and then they check your signature on you come back but i believe. the supreme court. there we can. thanks a lot for the call appreciate it the point is that they keep raising the bar you know ok well...
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but radicals do not need to come to the united states in order to have negative opinions of the united states. their propaganda is enough. >> where are they getting it over there? >>people feel they are colonized, they are dominated by the united states, there is a media which will play on those sentiments and there is an army that is very influential in the country, and when it is to their benefit, when they see a benefit, they will whip up anti- american sentiment. it is there. political points. if you are fighting in pakistan and your opponent is attacking the united states, attacking the them. there are genuine concerns, as well. >> i will move to libya quickly, but what is the one thing you remember most about tunisia. >> the openness of the place. you could go to a bar called jfk and order a beer. that openness in many ways is under threat. alcohol is one thing. people. islamists have been closing down liquor stores. that is one aspect of life. it is a stalking horse for many different ways people are arguing over the role of islam in government, the rights of women in society, t
but radicals do not need to come to the united states in order to have negative opinions of the united states. their propaganda is enough. >> where are they getting it over there? >>people feel they are colonized, they are dominated by the united states, there is a media which will play on those sentiments and there is an army that is very influential in the country, and when it is to their benefit, when they see a benefit, they will whip up anti- american sentiment. it is there....
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so i went to the united nations. i didn't need anybody to tell me to go to the united nations. i decided to go there myself. and i went there hoping that, once and for all, the free world would act in concert to get saddam hussein to listen to our demands. they passed the resolution that said, "disclose, disarm, or face serious consequences." i believe, when an international body speaks, it must mean what it says. saddam hussein had no intention of disarming. why should he? he had 16 other resolutions and nothing took place. as a matter of fact, my opponent talks about inspectors. the facts are that he was systematically deceiving the inspectors. that wasn't going to work. that's kind of a pre-september 10th mentality, the hope that somehow resolutions and failed inspections would make this world a more peaceful place. he was hoping we'd turn away. but there was fortunately others beside myself who believed that we ought to take action. we did. the world is safer without saddam hussein. >> new question, mr. president. two minutes. what about senator kerry's point, the compariso
so i went to the united nations. i didn't need anybody to tell me to go to the united nations. i decided to go there myself. and i went there hoping that, once and for all, the free world would act in concert to get saddam hussein to listen to our demands. they passed the resolution that said, "disclose, disarm, or face serious consequences." i believe, when an international body speaks, it must mean what it says. saddam hussein had no intention of disarming. why should he? he had 16...
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in 2002 and ten units or more. 2006 dropped to less than five and then 1/20 of the five unit building. that was the analysis done at the time so i don't think there was any justification back in 2006 for reducing the inclusionary to five units. as a result one project has moved forward since 2006. there was two really good years of economic housing boom here from 2006 to when leavein brothers collapsed and no projects submitted at that time so the downturn didn't effect. it was the legislation of the five to nine units. personally i build three buildings in this range of five to nine units between 2005 and 2009 and since then i didn't look for anything because i couldn't get finance to build the projects again and as far as that goes all of the contractors live locally in san francisco bar a couple. we go to local restaurants and coffee shops and delis and all of that. for the smaller project you have 15 people on the job site for one year. probably over 6200 work hours in one project and that is gone right now. that whole segment has been eliminated with this legislation so i do supp
in 2002 and ten units or more. 2006 dropped to less than five and then 1/20 of the five unit building. that was the analysis done at the time so i don't think there was any justification back in 2006 for reducing the inclusionary to five units. as a result one project has moved forward since 2006. there was two really good years of economic housing boom here from 2006 to when leavein brothers collapsed and no projects submitted at that time so the downturn didn't effect. it was the legislation...
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received britain gary mckinnon who is a fugitive hacking into the pentagon will not be extradited to the united states the british home secretary decided that sending mckinnon who does suffer from aspersions syndrome to america carried the risk that he might try to take his own life reporting now from london r.t. is. waterboarding of the mind that's what gary mckinnon's mother has called the eleven year wait to know what's going to happen to our son the experience of waiting all that time from when he was arrested back in two thousand and two for hacking into u.s. military computers all that time the u.s. has wanted him to go on trial that way he could face up to ten attention a sixty year sentence now it's a massive cyber relief for mccann then he now knows that he's not facing extradition to resume a said that it would be because of it would be a breach of its human rights to send him because. gary mckinnon as many now know he is mentally ill and he would be a massive risk of suicide if he were to go to the states now it has been a strong line of pressure from the united states to send him ov
received britain gary mckinnon who is a fugitive hacking into the pentagon will not be extradited to the united states the british home secretary decided that sending mckinnon who does suffer from aspersions syndrome to america carried the risk that he might try to take his own life reporting now from london r.t. is. waterboarding of the mind that's what gary mckinnon's mother has called the eleven year wait to know what's going to happen to our son the experience of waiting all that time from...
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united states. i stepped up the volume when it came to making sure the social safety net was there for the people of this state who were out of work, whether it's a unemployment benefits for health care for them and their kids. i fought even harder in the public arena for people who needed help. how did this recession affect linda mcmahon? in 2009, her company took $10 million in state tax credit designed to create jobs. at the same time, she laid off 10% of the workforce and made $46 million that year. she says that was the tough time and a bad recession. all she had to do to keep those 10% of workers on board was to just make $8 million less than a year and decide she could get by on $38 million that year rather than $46 million and as people could still be working. this recession has made me work harder but this recession doesn't seem to have affected the linda mcmahon. >> you say that you have worked harder for the people of connecticut. i think need to be honest about your attendance record in
united states. i stepped up the volume when it came to making sure the social safety net was there for the people of this state who were out of work, whether it's a unemployment benefits for health care for them and their kids. i fought even harder in the public arena for people who needed help. how did this recession affect linda mcmahon? in 2009, her company took $10 million in state tax credit designed to create jobs. at the same time, she laid off 10% of the workforce and made $46 million...
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the united states up until that time was seen in iran as a friend of the national movement. iranian nationalism or struggle for them to become masters in their own house to get control of their own destiny started perhaps late in the 19th century or early in the 20th century, and although it united states wasn't a big player in the struggle when we did play we were usually on the right side. there are several famous incidents when the young american teacher by the name of how -- howard was fighting on the side of the constitutionalist and 1910, 1911 president taft sent a treasury team to help the constitutionalists get control of the budget and of the country's finances because the new without that, they were nothing and they had no chance. there was also frustrating. the u.s. was seen as playing a positive role in the azerbaijan crisis in helping iran to restore its sovereignty, territorial integrity. 1953 and what happened with the coup unfortunately changed all of that. one can argue why that happened, how that happened. were there reasons for it. but at that point basica
the united states up until that time was seen in iran as a friend of the national movement. iranian nationalism or struggle for them to become masters in their own house to get control of their own destiny started perhaps late in the 19th century or early in the 20th century, and although it united states wasn't a big player in the struggle when we did play we were usually on the right side. there are several famous incidents when the young american teacher by the name of how -- howard was...
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unit. i'm not a real estate professional and though i went to college, i had to reason to believe there was anything about this unit that made it different or made the lease terms that we were about to enter into different than any other lease that i signed. this apartment, while quirky and charming is like many of the apartments we see anywhere across the city in any neighborhood, part of the fabric of the city that we all know. so in may, 2012, the ownership of the building that i rent in was changed and the owners, at that time the new owners inspected the entire building including my unit and despite the fact they are real estate professionals they at no time voiced any concern about my safety and continued to accept my rent on-going. in july of this year, i requested a repair that i had been promised many months before hand. it was the second time i made this request for a very simple and basic bit of maintenance and they said they would get on that. they had known about it, they said
unit. i'm not a real estate professional and though i went to college, i had to reason to believe there was anything about this unit that made it different or made the lease terms that we were about to enter into different than any other lease that i signed. this apartment, while quirky and charming is like many of the apartments we see anywhere across the city in any neighborhood, part of the fabric of the city that we all know. so in may, 2012, the ownership of the building that i rent in was...
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. >> they're two of the most well-recognized journalists in the united states. pioneers and advocates. for more than two decades maria and george have informed million of hispanics through the popular evening newscast. their brand of journalism is characterized not only by subjective and perspectives, but also by a high degree of social advocacy. in the last three decades both have covered a wide range of news and have witnessed history in the making. >> mexico, oh, yes. >> from presidential elections around the world to the most destructive natural disasters. maria has interviewed dictators, revolutionaries, world leaders, heads of state in latin america, and in the united states. she was among the first female journalists to report from the war torn streets of baghdad. george has covered five wars and right after the terrorists attack on september 11th he drove all the way from miami to new york to report on the tragedy firsthand. once he even asked for a vacation to cover the war in afghanistan. an assignment that at the time the network deemed too dangerous.
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narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underg
narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic...
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everything but actually plotting to wipe them out clean them up consider the economic chaos in the united states of chicago to selma after the civil war that war had wrought incredible damage and on top of that the economy was changing at a blinding speed because of both the industrial revolution and abraham lincoln having subsidized coast to coast rail lines white people were out of work and in crisis so the k.k.k. came along and promised to help out saying that all their problems were because of those freed slaves taking their jobs that one day their neighborhoods and their governments would be run by those same free slaves just like the very first feature length movie ever made birth of a nation check that out if you want to see the ultimate k.k.k. recurring film. similarly in europe after world war one the chaos in germany caused by the treaty of versailles reparations brought the german middle class to its knees and adolf hitler promised to help in spain and italy it was a similar stories those nations struggle to recover from world war one leading to the rise of franco in most a loo
everything but actually plotting to wipe them out clean them up consider the economic chaos in the united states of chicago to selma after the civil war that war had wrought incredible damage and on top of that the economy was changing at a blinding speed because of both the industrial revolution and abraham lincoln having subsidized coast to coast rail lines white people were out of work and in crisis so the k.k.k. came along and promised to help out saying that all their problems were because...
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there's an organization that does that throughout the world and it's done in the united states before it's an independent nonpartisan organization that is sin in observers then from throughout the country as a matter if you go throughout the country forty different states to see what's going on to see if they're going to be problems and those trying to get to the polls on election day see the problems of those registering as we move towards the end of the registration cycle in most states across the country and then see how the county and the the tail end of the election process ends up occurring after election day the support that we have the independent set of eyes and ears on the ground scene what's going on and then doing the report to a very will help us improve our electoral process as we move forward and now these these voter suppression idea laws these photo id laws that are being promoted this is the latest thing to come out of alec out of paul weyrich. organization and when we look at the demographic breakout of who does and doesn't have photo i.d.'s we've got a graphic of t
there's an organization that does that throughout the world and it's done in the united states before it's an independent nonpartisan organization that is sin in observers then from throughout the country as a matter if you go throughout the country forty different states to see what's going on to see if they're going to be problems and those trying to get to the polls on election day see the problems of those registering as we move towards the end of the registration cycle in most states...
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the richest of the rich recovered very well from this the banks are back on line particularly in the united states ok the euro zone is a different question here but the rich are been saved ok but we see all of these structural problems still out there that have been hardly addressed. well i'm coming from an essentially marxist perspective and so i'm looking at it in terms of the freezing of capital meaning the capital investments or not really happening and so there's the question of stimulus versus austerity and i think that a lot of the policy that's in disarray really goes back to the question of the crisis of neo liberalism and monetarism and the perspective that some have a return to a kind of keynesian stimulus an investment strategy i don't think that the prospects for or are very good policing politically are not very good i mean because that's asking people to wait a long time ok politically it's unsustainable to go back to london. well you know that's very true in fact japan has tried that methodology and unfortunately that was taken in a very wrong concept what it ended up with t
the richest of the rich recovered very well from this the banks are back on line particularly in the united states ok the euro zone is a different question here but the rich are been saved ok but we see all of these structural problems still out there that have been hardly addressed. well i'm coming from an essentially marxist perspective and so i'm looking at it in terms of the freezing of capital meaning the capital investments or not really happening and so there's the question of stimulus...